With this vase I wanted to play around with subtle glazing. The pattern here is very hard to see but I put tape in a criss cross pattern across it and used a sponge to dab some watery purple glaze on it. Then when that was dry, I took off the tape and re-criss crossed it and dabbed pink underglaze onto it. I wanted the effect to be subtle since color is so powerful in three dimensions. I feel like this vase speaks to love and innocence because of the subtle interactions between colors. Pink and purple just makes me think of being a little kid since those were the only colors I would wear. I also played with the shape of this vase a lot to get the rounded cylinder look on the bottom. Overall this vase is happy and simple and I learned a lot while making it.
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